Bronze Wrangler

Bronze Wrangler
"The Wrangler" in bronze
Awarded for	Best in Western film and television
Country	United States
Presented by	National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
First awarded	1961

The Bronze Wrangler is an award presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to honor the top works in Western music, film, television and literature.

The awards were first presented in 1961. The Wrangler is a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback, and is designed by artist John Free.

The awards program also recognizes inductees into the prestigious Hall of Great Westerners and the Hall of Great Western Performers as well as the recipient of the Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award, named in honor of the Museum’s founder.